HOKA’s Mafate Three2 shoe is by far and away my most favorite HOKA sneaker, which considering the amount of HOKA shoes I currently own (ten, if you must know) is quite the feat.
The Mafate Three2, for those not familiar, is a Frankenstein mashup of HOKA’s Mafate 2 and 3 sneakers.
It has everything I look for in an everyday shoe: a chunky as hell midsole, a techy AF upper, one of those toggled quick lace systems, and a heel pull (something often overlooked nowadays).
However, just when I thought that HOKA’s Mafate Three2, arguably its greatest sneaker, couldn’t get any greater, what does HOKA go and do? It re-releases the shoe in its most outstanding colorway yet: Golden Yellow and Eggnog.
Now “Golden Yellow” and “Eggnog” might not sound like the most aesthetically pleasing concoction of colors, but take one glance at them lashed onto a HOKA Mafate Three2 and I dare you to try and find a better dressed sneaker.
Good luck getting them, though: even on HOKA's website, the Mafate Three2 sneaker is nearly impossible to come by at its retail price of $185. But perhaps the new colorway will be available in wider numbers.
Please, HOKA! Make it happen. And then make more colorways on top of that.
Of course, HOKA making insanely nice looking sneakers is the norm these days. In fact, HOKA has even started making objectively great looking (and undeniably sought-after) slip-ons too, expanding its footwear lineup beyond orthopedic sneakers into the realm of orthopedic mules, sandals, slides, and so on.
But, even with all that quality footwear design under its belt, HOKA’s Mafate Three2, in all its Golden Yellow and Eggnog goodness, is its best looking sneaker yet.
No, scrap that, forget it: the Mafate Three 2 might just be the greatest looking sneaker ever.
